Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour is the only novelist in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir, "Education of a Wandering Man"; and a volume of poetry, "Smoke from This Altar." There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print.

Louis L'Amour is the only novelist in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir, "Education of a Wandering Man"; and a volume of poetry, "Smoke from This Altar." There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print. See less

Personality Profile For Louis L'Amour

The following is a personality profile of Louis L'Amour based on his work.

Louis L'Amour is social and confident.

He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. He is laid-back as well: he appreciates a relaxed pace in life. But, Louis L'Amour is also calm-seeking: he prefers activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for belongingness.

Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does: he thinks it is important to take care of the people around him. He is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: he cares more about making his own path than following what others have done.

Louis L'Amour book reviews

Education of a Wandering Man

Beyond Excellence

Lamour describes in beautiful detail his view of the fundementals of his view of "education". Of course, his philosophy of life shines through his writing of this book even more so than his fiction ... Read More

Hondo

i'm slow

Sitka

Excellent read

This is one of Lamour's best books which includes strong women, good history and a great tale. The story line is so good, that it is very easy to overlook some of his absurd situations. This one is ... Read More

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